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in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage to romney. >> you asked the question would you say you were better off than you were during the 2008 presidential election. 31% thought they were better off. 31% worse off. same, 34%. that same 34%, but how are they lining up? >> this is really interesting. this is the question that republicans want to center the election on. are you better off than you were four years ago. and not surprisingly among the roughly one-third who say they are better off, president obama is prerge dominantly, and the ones who say they're worse off mitt
in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage...
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the condemnation of obama has been swift and furious >> this leading from behind obama doctrine is up in flames >> terrorists believe they can attack our embassy with impunity, they believe the killr ambassador and there will be no response >> how much longer can we afford to spill our blood and treasure trying to, quote unquote, promote democracy in places that do not have any values for civilized society. >> jon: yes. democracy promotion is wrong. that's a somewhat isolationist position, ex-governor palin. does anyone see our role in the world differently? yes, you 2008 still governor palin >> i see our role in the world as one of being a force for good, to help these rising smaller democratic countries that are just, you know, they're putting themselves on the map right now >> jon: what a bold freedom agenda. it's a little bit naive. i mean, think of the blow-back >> egyptians elected a muslim brotheredhood member to head their country. let's not forget. this is very first place in the middle east that president obama promised to bring, quote democracy too >> jon: you believe throu
the condemnation of obama has been swift and furious >> this leading from behind obama doctrine is up in flames >> terrorists believe they can attack our embassy with impunity, they believe the killr ambassador and there will be no response >> how much longer can we afford to spill our blood and treasure trying to, quote unquote, promote democracy in places that do not have any values for civilized society. >> jon: yes. democracy promotion is wrong. that's a somewhat...
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well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised that the sort of widespread amnesia that goes on in the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about these sorts of things you know i mean the obama administration would like the narrative of the united states in the middle east to begin the day that he supported the revolution in egypt and actually it doesn't work that way so i mean i think that. americans tend to have just very short memories about the government's role in middle eastern politics and that to me i think is a shame as to the question about the way mr obama drew the distinction about blasphemy and free speech and i think this is an issue that's very difficult for americans to understand but i think a part of it is as you said is becau
well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised that the sort of widespread amnesia that goes on in the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about these...
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after that, un general assembly if speeches by president obama, the president of iran and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. tomorrow, journalist and political communications scholars and discuss how best to watch the upcoming presidential debates. the discussion is designed to offer a citizen's guide for watching in understanding the debate. it is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is a lot of research out there that in fact mobile usage is even higher among minority communities and then it is among white communities. i have seen some pretty startling research that in some of these minorities communities, 70% to 80% of broadband is your mobile applications. i am not a critic of mobile broadband. after the verizon wireless transmission. the emirate -- no reason for me to be critical. so my comment is not a platform, and it is more a device comment. and that is if you are going to do mobile on a laptop and you are going to get real broadband -- speed, i do not have any problem. but if you go into the educational context and you are talking about a smart phone, and
after that, un general assembly if speeches by president obama, the president of iran and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. tomorrow, journalist and political communications scholars and discuss how best to watch the upcoming presidential debates. the discussion is designed to offer a citizen's guide for watching in understanding the debate. it is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is a lot of research out there that in fact mobile usage is even higher among minority...
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iraq so this is one and the same things are that is why when when obama goes up on stage and tries to exert american values as though they're universal values for many muslims they would say this is a hypocrisy there's a contradiction between what america aspires to what america wants to impose in the world and what is well what we know what it claims to be so there's a big gap between the reality and the aspirations of america that's how most muslims will see this is you know if you want me to jump in berkeley go ahead. i mean i think also though it's important not to ignore sort of the local dynamics in place and all these protests when we talk about reactions the middle east have to are just pure reactions or are our responses to what's going on in america i mean there is there is a deep political confiscation going on right now especially in egypt between more right wing elements and salaf the parties and the muslim brotherhood and a lot of these demonstrations are mobilizations in front of many embassies are actually you know best placed in the context of regional dynamics and lo
iraq so this is one and the same things are that is why when when obama goes up on stage and tries to exert american values as though they're universal values for many muslims they would say this is a hypocrisy there's a contradiction between what america aspires to what america wants to impose in the world and what is well what we know what it claims to be so there's a big gap between the reality and the aspirations of america that's how most muslims will see this is you know if you want me to...
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the obama administration comes under question. and then -- >> jesus -- >> jesus. >> jesus. >> if jesus jokes are free game, then why, in a free country, is the prophet muhammad not? and another hands-off topic. the power of religion. the reality of why it often turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. and how booze helps shape the united states of america. >> look, this is the stuff your social studies teacher didn't tell you. >> all that plus no talking points and the judgment free zone. >>> hello, everybody. i am don lemon. thank you for joining us. first your headlines. a leading figure from the sunni islam world has called for a calm in the wake of continuing violent protests. he spoke with cnn and called for muslim followers to act more as a prophet muhammad would. >> translator: i was one of the first to warn about the dangers of this film in a statement to the muslim world, i asked people to deal with the situation the way prophet muhammad dealt with issues through
the obama administration comes under question. and then -- >> jesus -- >> jesus. >> jesus. >> if jesus jokes are free game, then why, in a free country, is the prophet muhammad not? and another hands-off topic. the power of religion. the reality of why it often turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. and how booze helps shape the united states of america. >> look, this is the stuff your social studies...
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if what i think is going to happen happens and president obama wins, i think that too will break the logjam for a different reason. as senator mcconnell says their number one goal for the last four years has been denying him a second term. as soon as he gets that, they can't deny him a third term. he can't have one anyway. so i think you will see, i will just make a prediction. i think in the lame duck session they will avoid the fiscal cliff, they will reach an agreement-- . >> rose: by extending it, by some kind of an extension or by making a deal. >> they'll either make a deal or they will have a short extension which makes it clear this is not another year, i predict that you will get a budget deal early next year f not in this lame duck session. and i think you'll see them start to work together. it is going to be a different world. >> rose: because the election will have that kind of consequence. >> absolutely. >> one of romney's top foreign policy advisors said the other day that obama has made the united states look impo nent the world. dot facts bear that out. >> i disagree
if what i think is going to happen happens and president obama wins, i think that too will break the logjam for a different reason. as senator mcconnell says their number one goal for the last four years has been denying him a second term. as soon as he gets that, they can't deny him a third term. he can't have one anyway. so i think you will see, i will just make a prediction. i think in the lame duck session they will avoid the fiscal cliff, they will reach an agreement-- . >> rose: by...
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the prime minister called obama immediately and obama got on of but holland -- the phone and said, do something about this. protect these people. she will routinely say that this is the best president in support for israel. in terms of military spending, we have never got more support. but if you ask people on the street, they have a very different reading of the feelings of obama to israel. >> i had taken the position up but until recently that israel robert should not be an issue in the race because the parties are both supportive of israel. it should relate to the domestic issues where there is clear cleavage between the two. i don't think that anyone can rightly say that president obama is the best president. i think reagan was. i think second bush was. but he's acceptable in my judgment. i hope to change him. i talk to people, they know my views. i am not reluctant. i tell them exactly what i think. and have never believed in the conversations because they always appeared interesting. maybe i am just somebody else, but they will appear. i am not bad at this stuff. i have made ver
the prime minister called obama immediately and obama got on of but holland -- the phone and said, do something about this. protect these people. she will routinely say that this is the best president in support for israel. in terms of military spending, we have never got more support. but if you ask people on the street, they have a very different reading of the feelings of obama to israel. >> i had taken the position up but until recently that israel robert should not be an issue in the...
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i don't think -- sorry, the obama administration or the european administrations are more happy with the democracy than they were with dictators as, you know, i think it's a question of interest. what are the interests now? over the last ten years, the chinese economy present in the middle east was multiplied by seven. it's a very powerful presence, and the greek countries brazil, india, china, russia, south africa, turkey, indonesia, are playing a very important role in the region, and we don't talk about this, but it's -- there is a shift here, and for many reasons, it has -- it's going to have an impact. on the countries on the relationship between israel and other arab countries because remember china has not the same relationship to israel than the united states of america. this is a very big concern. what is going to happen in the region? we have to take these seriously. it's not just political, but economic and this is a second point which is the answer. the economic vision coming from the arab world, when i was talking to the current president in tunisia, i was with him recen
i don't think -- sorry, the obama administration or the european administrations are more happy with the democracy than they were with dictators as, you know, i think it's a question of interest. what are the interests now? over the last ten years, the chinese economy present in the middle east was multiplied by seven. it's a very powerful presence, and the greek countries brazil, india, china, russia, south africa, turkey, indonesia, are playing a very important role in the region, and we...
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it is fundamentally different from the approach of president obama. i think health care reform should expand markets, expand competition and empower consums and patients and disempower government bureaucrats from second- guessing the decisions that are made between a patient and a doctor. what does at mean specifically? the three reforms a think would be most important would be, number one, allowing people to purchase health insurance across state lines. why is that? because that would create a true 50-state national market for low-cost catastrophic health care. part of the problem, evertime politicians say that every health plan must include the following bills and whistles and they give away all the stuff, it has the inevitable effect of driving the cost of health insurance for everybody. and one of the biggest reasons so many people in texas and nationally don't have health insurance is because it is so expensive. if we had a 250-state national market with low-cost catastrophic care, that would expand access. chris so buying across state lines woul
it is fundamentally different from the approach of president obama. i think health care reform should expand markets, expand competition and empower consums and patients and disempower government bureaucrats from second- guessing the decisions that are made between a patient and a doctor. what does at mean specifically? the three reforms a think would be most important would be, number one, allowing people to purchase health insurance across state lines. why is that? because that would create a...
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just today, president obama told the u.n. that the iran situation is not a challenge and it can be contained. tell me, at what point is military involvement necessary? what is airline in the sand. -- what is our line in the sand. >> the fact is, it is happening. our intelligence, israeli intelligence do not differ in my judgment on the surface. the question is how do you analyze that and i think we analyze it in several ways. but the next question is where do you draw the line. i think israel is trying to tell us that we need to draw the line now and i accept drawing the line now present it is unacceptable for iran having a nuclear weapon. but you have to look at what the administration has done. this president points to the failings of israel before pointing to the countries around it that are threatening them. the last thing you should do is show weakness, a divide between your country and its strongest ally. that is what this country has done we are on the brink of a decision that needs to be made. it is unacceptable. when
just today, president obama told the u.n. that the iran situation is not a challenge and it can be contained. tell me, at what point is military involvement necessary? what is airline in the sand. -- what is our line in the sand. >> the fact is, it is happening. our intelligence, israeli intelligence do not differ in my judgment on the surface. the question is how do you analyze that and i think we analyze it in several ways. but the next question is where do you draw the line. i think...
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president obama will address the u.n. jen assembly. the president's fourth speech to the body. 18onth civil warnia a es of confrontational statements by none other than iran's president who declared monday that israel has no roots in the middle east. today's speech comes in the aftermath of the u.s. consulate ers.enhazi which kledour ihe president on libya, by the way, just one year ago. >> 42 years of tyranny was ended in six months, from tripoli to misrata and ben ghazi, today, libya is free. yestday,hede aew libya took their rightful place besides and this week, the united states is reopening our embassy in tripoli. >> that was one yr ago today. in his speech today, here is what we do know the president will say today, quote. we must aferm that our future will be determined by people like chris stevens. he recommit the united states to the values othe arab sprg ople ewh wgor s ,que, the freedom to detmine their destiny and we will see if he uses exactly that phrase. and also warn iran that although still time for diplomacy, te is no
president obama will address the u.n. jen assembly. the president's fourth speech to the body. 18onth civil warnia a es of confrontational statements by none other than iran's president who declared monday that israel has no roots in the middle east. today's speech comes in the aftermath of the u.s. consulate ers.enhazi which kledour ihe president on libya, by the way, just one year ago. >> 42 years of tyranny was ended in six months, from tripoli to misrata and ben ghazi, today, libya is...
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president obama takes the stage today. his 30 minute remarks focused the deft of ambassador chris stevens. >> in evy culture, those who love fedomheve m ask themselves how much they're willing to tolerate freedom for others. it's a crude and disgusting video, sparked outrage throughout the muslim rld. it's an insul not only to muslims but americans as well. ernope t justifiesre mindless violence. there are no words that excuse the killing of innocence. there's no video that justifies an attack on an embassy. there's no slander tt provides an excuse for pple to burn a restaurant in lebanonr destroy scho inun oft d and destruction in pakistan. >> the president also delivered some of his toughest talk yet againstiran's nuclear ambitions. iran'ssint mmoud ahmadinejad addressed the u.n. >> it's not a challenge that would be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, security of gulf nations and the stability of the gbal economy. the coalition of governments is ing iran untae. 's t united states will do what they mu
president obama takes the stage today. his 30 minute remarks focused the deft of ambassador chris stevens. >> in evy culture, those who love fedomheve m ask themselves how much they're willing to tolerate freedom for others. it's a crude and disgusting video, sparked outrage throughout the muslim rld. it's an insul not only to muslims but americans as well. ernope t justifiesre mindless violence. there are no words that excuse the killing of innocence. there's no video that justifies an...
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president obama up shortly. -- prosperity and social justice. we have made much progress regarding integration of latin america as a priority for our international position in. our area of the world is a good example for the world. the rule of law but we will successfully achieved by overcoming the authoritarian regime that marked a chapter in the history of our continent. the rule of law has been to strengthen -- and asset that is immune to at tax. -- and unified to attacks. -- stood firmly whenever needed to avoid cutbacks. because integration and democracy are inseparable practices. i would like to reaffirm our commitment to keep the region free from weapons of mass destruction. i wish to call to mind that there are out of their huge arsenals that have further worsen the sanctions and have proven very harmful to peace efforts. the world calls for food, food to feed the 1 billion people, both men, women and children who suffer from the most cruel form of punishment that has stricken humankind -- hunger. in conclusion, may i refer to a brotherl
president obama up shortly. -- prosperity and social justice. we have made much progress regarding integration of latin america as a priority for our international position in. our area of the world is a good example for the world. the rule of law but we will successfully achieved by overcoming the authoritarian regime that marked a chapter in the history of our continent. the rule of law has been to strengthen -- and asset that is immune to at tax. -- and unified to attacks. -- stood firmly...
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yes, i know, obama is not a muslim. the point i was making is that a good man is a good no matter who he prays to. i don't care what religion obama is nor should anyone else in america. >>> a father starting a heated debate. is it okay to have a favorite child? this is a tough one. a canadian radio host is being blasted on the web for admitting that he has a favorite son. buzz bishop put up a blog post about how the birth of his first son zachary who is now 5 changed his life. and is his favorite of the two because he can do more things and is more fun. after feedback started pouring in, he put up a post, admit it. you have a favorite kid. i do. bishop says he doesn't love one son better than the other, he just likes them differently. i just think the interpretation here, at least mine, is he gets to do more things with the older child, spend more time with that child. as the other one grows up, i think he'll feel it is probably different but equal in the love, right? >> okay. >> that's what i'm going with. >> i love yo
yes, i know, obama is not a muslim. the point i was making is that a good man is a good no matter who he prays to. i don't care what religion obama is nor should anyone else in america. >>> a father starting a heated debate. is it okay to have a favorite child? this is a tough one. a canadian radio host is being blasted on the web for admitting that he has a favorite son. buzz bishop put up a blog post about how the birth of his first son zachary who is now 5 changed his life. and is...
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obama did nothing. i think that if bush was there, we would have 50 marines on rooftops with sniper rifles. these people were killed. i heard bad information about this guy stevens, a friend of mine, fbi agent. the blood is on his hands. so.media doesn't think they protect him every time they can. we are supposed to stand up for these guys, you know i am saying? host: mr. burns, why don't you begin by explaining how you think he administration handled libya? guest: let me just say, i've worked for democratic and republican administrations, and i think i.t. is unfair to level such a criticism of the -- president obama. he has been a strong leader in protecting this country, as president bush was, and both presidents since 9/11 have put the security of the american people and homeland security as job number one, as they should. they are both strong in that area, and it is unfair to suggest that president obama has let down our guard. the events in libya were tragic. the responsibility for guarding our emb
obama did nothing. i think that if bush was there, we would have 50 marines on rooftops with sniper rifles. these people were killed. i heard bad information about this guy stevens, a friend of mine, fbi agent. the blood is on his hands. so.media doesn't think they protect him every time they can. we are supposed to stand up for these guys, you know i am saying? host: mr. burns, why don't you begin by explaining how you think he administration handled libya? guest: let me just say, i've worked...
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congress that the only answer has to do with you know taking military action but you know president obama that didn't seem to be his first choice does this sort of backing of the delisting it does this sort of eliminate any chances there were if there were any chances to negotiate more diplomatically i think there could be no mistake that this campaign was a campaign to make war more likely this was part of the push for war when you have negotiations between the u.s. and iran the number one hurdle from the iranian side is this perception that the united states doesn't actually want to negotiate a resolution to the nuclear issue that this is about regime change just like on our side our number one concern is we can't trust the iranians that they don't want to nuclear weapons this adds fuel to the fire inside of iran that this is really about regime change in the united states is not going to accept any kind of diplomatic resolution would have that's the take you're saying inside of iran but do you think that the take inside the u.s. government inside the government this makes it a lot more
congress that the only answer has to do with you know taking military action but you know president obama that didn't seem to be his first choice does this sort of backing of the delisting it does this sort of eliminate any chances there were if there were any chances to negotiate more diplomatically i think there could be no mistake that this campaign was a campaign to make war more likely this was part of the push for war when you have negotiations between the u.s. and iran the number one...
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president barack obama gave an interview in which he said egypt is not an ally of the u.s. but it's also not an enemy of the egyptian president and his u.s. counterpart have not scheduled any bilateral meetings during this u.n.g.a. debate thank you for that. in new york. now we're also you can watch all the addresses of the un general assembly for yourself you can find them live feeds on our website at r.t. dot com right now david cameron is addressing the assembly and speaking more on syria to carrying the blood of young children is a terrible stain stain on his reputation he also spoke about speaking addressing the general assembly about iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and his rhetorical . call for more on that you can watch that on our website at our dot com. now the words peace love and justice where used by after extensively but no matter how softer the rhetorical iran's rivals will always find reason for confrontation that's the view of jamelle the policy director of the national iranian american council. i'm not sure what the strategic thinking was in deliverin
president barack obama gave an interview in which he said egypt is not an ally of the u.s. but it's also not an enemy of the egyptian president and his u.s. counterpart have not scheduled any bilateral meetings during this u.n.g.a. debate thank you for that. in new york. now we're also you can watch all the addresses of the un general assembly for yourself you can find them live feeds on our website at r.t. dot com right now david cameron is addressing the assembly and speaking more on syria to...
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>> this is longest running soap opera versus obama. bb versus obama. he had to do something to make the damage less damaging. he did not 6 the 13 bilaterals he had the last time he was in new york. obama didn't have any. media is saying that is perfectly okay because the salesman running for office. that is explanation but to accept that on its face is i think a bit not right. >> rick: world leaders speak their minds and how the media reacts. >> as president of our country and commander and chief of our military i accept that people are going to call me awful things everyday and i will always defend their right to do so. >> president obama takes center stage at u.n. delivering his view on world issues. did the media buy what he was selling? how did the media react to other world leaders? some of the crazy things they said. find out next on news watch. ♪ keys, keys, keys, keys, keys. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced
>> this is longest running soap opera versus obama. bb versus obama. he had to do something to make the damage less damaging. he did not 6 the 13 bilaterals he had the last time he was in new york. obama didn't have any. media is saying that is perfectly okay because the salesman running for office. that is explanation but to accept that on its face is i think a bit not right. >> rick: world leaders speak their minds and how the media reacts. >> as president of our country and...
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now mexican president felipe calderon on obama's policy to avoid deportation. he also talked about drug- trafficking and the sale of weapons across the border. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> welcome to this council on foreign relations meeting. we are so very honored to have the president of mexico, felipe calderon. and before we get started, let me say that this meeting is on the record and is being telecommunicated to new york by video conference. we thank you. turn off all wireless devices, phones, blackberries -- not to vibrate, but really off. and as is customary, preserve the map -- observe the maximum time for our conversation -- to preserve the maximum time for our conversation with the president, our introduction will be diplomatically short. you have his resume and you were given the papers as you entered the hall. let me simply say that president calderon, the youngest of five boys, earned a bachelor's degree of law, a master's degree in economics, and a master's degree in public administration at the john kennedy school at harvard universi
now mexican president felipe calderon on obama's policy to avoid deportation. he also talked about drug- trafficking and the sale of weapons across the border. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> welcome to this council on foreign relations meeting. we are so very honored to have the president of mexico, felipe calderon. and before we get started, let me say that this meeting is on the record and is being telecommunicated to new york by video conference. we thank you. turn off all...
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[laughter] nascar fans favor obama. by about seven points. which is quite remarkable if you've ever spent, as i have, a weekend at a nascar track eating chicken fried steak. that is remarkable. so there are some very mixed pictures here of those constituencies. colin kahl served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the middle east from 2009 to 2011. he's currently a senior fellow at the center for new american security and a professor in the securities studies program at georgetown university. welcome, and my question to you is this: in light of events in egypt and libya, how can the administration defend itself response to the arab spring? >> well, you know, i think if you look back to the president's cairo speech in the summer of 2009, what he said was, you know, the united states had an interest, but a people of the region had an interest in moving towards more just, accountable and representative government. and we saw that movement, the demand for political change emerge in late 2010 start anything tunisia, spreading to egypt and
[laughter] nascar fans favor obama. by about seven points. which is quite remarkable if you've ever spent, as i have, a weekend at a nascar track eating chicken fried steak. that is remarkable. so there are some very mixed pictures here of those constituencies. colin kahl served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the middle east from 2009 to 2011. he's currently a senior fellow at the center for new american security and a professor in the securities studies program at georgetown...
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before that, president obama at the united nations. he spoke about the killing of four americans in libya. the national institutes of health budget could be cut by 8% as a result of automatic spending cuts scheduled for january. the head of the national cancer institute says that you as research could fall behind europe and asia as a result in cuts. he spoke at the national press club today in washington. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club warning newsmaker program. i will be the moderator for today. i have my own public affairs firm. it has been a pleasure to work with the national cancer institute to bring in our guest. we are very lucky to have him. we will be talking about, of course, cancer and our ability to cure cancer. i will introduce the doctor, but give you some ground rules first. he will speak for about 15 or 20 minutes. at the end of that, we would like to have questions. we asked reporters to go first. i will repeat the question and we will identify your news outlet. anyone from other groups th
before that, president obama at the united nations. he spoke about the killing of four americans in libya. the national institutes of health budget could be cut by 8% as a result of automatic spending cuts scheduled for january. the head of the national cancer institute says that you as research could fall behind europe and asia as a result in cuts. he spoke at the national press club today in washington. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club warning newsmaker...
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presidency with fast and furious and they failed so the president obama is reelected how republicans try to sabotage a second term i'll tell you that and i still eat it. today we have a special bigger picture discussion on islamophobia in the united states in two thousand and ten there were one hundred sixty anti muslim hate crimes in america and between twenty one in two thousand and eleven twenty seven two thousand and eleven the rate of growth of anti muslim hate groups tripled and since july nineteenth of this year the beginning of the muslim holy month of ramadan there have been ten reported anti muslim hate crimes ranging from graffiti on muslim graves to a mosque in joplin missouri being burned to the ground these sobering statistics make one thing very clear islamophobia has unfortunately become an epidemic in the united states from staten island new york to panama city florida to ontario california islamophobia has reared its ugly head but who and what are the roots of islamophobia in our country and what can we do as a nation and as americans to root out the ignorance and i
presidency with fast and furious and they failed so the president obama is reelected how republicans try to sabotage a second term i'll tell you that and i still eat it. today we have a special bigger picture discussion on islamophobia in the united states in two thousand and ten there were one hundred sixty anti muslim hate crimes in america and between twenty one in two thousand and eleven twenty seven two thousand and eleven the rate of growth of anti muslim hate groups tripled and since...
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most of those votes went to president obama in 2008. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win over the hispanic vote. >> hispanics have been disproportionately hard. the national unemployment is still above 8% and has been for 40 straight months, hispanic unemployment is at 11%. >> reporter: the two men could have a chance to discuss immigration face to face during wednesday's debate. big day for ohio today. early voting begins there. 30% of the vote came in early in 2008, and today is exactly five weeks before election day. >> susan mcginness in washington this morning. thank you so much. >>> a pennsylvania judge is expected to rule today on whether to uphold the state's new law requiring voters to show photo identification. the law was passed by the republican-controlled state legislature and vigorously opposed by democrats. at issue is whether the law will prevent any registered voter from casting a ballot. democrats claim it will make it harder for their traditional voters, young adults and minorities to vote. >>> oversea
most of those votes went to president obama in 2008. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win over the hispanic vote. >> hispanics have been disproportionately hard. the national unemployment is still above 8% and has been for 40 straight months, hispanic unemployment is at 11%. >> reporter: the two men could have a chance to discuss immigration face to face during wednesday's debate. big day for ohio today. early voting begins there. 30% of the vote came in early in...
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obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights
obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran...
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. >> on the campaign trail, republican nominee mitt romney slow president obama's momentum. campaignng a pennsylvania. a romney campaign memo obtained cnn says the president will of nexte the winner week's first presidential debate denver, but it may not impact election.e of the in the first game of the nfl's referees regulara near moment. >> this was the the ravens game against the browns. they are being cheered right there. the fans will come to their return. then it was came time. -- game time. the ravens had a lead and held win.r the >> these guys are good. the communication was good. agree with every call. >> this was a ravens defender at end. at ravens's second attempt long.ll mary was too it was similar to monday night's debacle. google street you captures an unusual object. google street you captures an unusual[ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit.
. >> on the campaign trail, republican nominee mitt romney slow president obama's momentum. campaignng a pennsylvania. a romney campaign memo obtained cnn says the president will of nexte the winner week's first presidential debate denver, but it may not impact election.e of the in the first game of the nfl's referees regulara near moment. >> this was the the ravens game against the browns. they are being cheered right there. the fans will come to their return. then it was came...
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so i agree with president obama. i think trying to restrain israel from attacking in preventing israel from attacking us the right policy. we had to support israel, but not start a war. that could drag the united states into a third land war in the middle east. i think the president has shown a lot of wisdom here. >> host: on the screen, mr. burns, we see a photo from "the new york times," an american adviser in afghanistan. aside from being gunned down, trainers got the ability of afghans to propel an attack. training allies in afghanistan with their card firmly up. what do you see as the future in afghanistan as a former ambassador to nato, what do you make of what some are calling the diminishing role in afghanistan? >> guest: i was the american ambassador when we made the decision after 9/11. you know, i think we have to bind us were down. it's the longest in american history. we've been there for 11 years. we've had over 100,000 troops for the last couple years until the recent drawdown of troops or president ob
so i agree with president obama. i think trying to restrain israel from attacking in preventing israel from attacking us the right policy. we had to support israel, but not start a war. that could drag the united states into a third land war in the middle east. i think the president has shown a lot of wisdom here. >> host: on the screen, mr. burns, we see a photo from "the new york times," an american adviser in afghanistan. aside from being gunned down, trainers got the ability...
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mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about? >> so with a collaborator here at harvard, we've been doing psychological experiments to understand how its they politicians manage to evade questions without being detected so we've run a series of these experiments where viewers are randomly assigned to one of three conditions. in one condition they watch a video where a moderator asks a question that say as what will you do about the universal health care problem in the world. the politician said, i'll glad you asked me that. we need universal health care. we then splice out the question, have the moderator a
mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about?...